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| - Yummm. This place makes me salivate even 4 days later. How could you not with the performance this place put on for my friend and I this past weekend - every single element was on point.
I made reservations for Saturday night using the OpenTable extension on Yelp (via the mobile app) very convenient! We arrived about 15 minutes late for our reso, but it wasn't an issue, they swiftly made a couple of rearrangements and we were instantly seated on their upper floor which had a a nice breeze running through it due to the patio in the rear portion.
My buddy had been talking up this place, having come here several times before himself, so when deciding on dinner I jumped at the chance to give this spot a try. He mentioned that his regular chicken dish was incredible and the guacamole was second to none.
Shortly after being seated our server arrived and was incredibly knowledgeable about the menu based on our tastes and made several well versed menu recommendations for us to try. Without much hesitation we ordered the large guacamole to share and I had a Sangria Con Frutta (with fruit). Everything came to the table quickly and the quac was far and away the BEST I've had in ages. Well seasoned, thick but not chunky and a spectacular flavour. I would have been happy with this on its own as an entree!
The sangria was standard, not the best or worst, but a a nice light refreshing beverage to have to go along with the meal that would soon ensue. One of our servers entree recommendations (the Alambre) really stood out to both of us, like his sales pitch on it made me swallow my saliva twice, it sounds THAT good! We both opted for rib-eye alambre... until our server informed us that we could go 1/2 shrimp and 1/2 rib eye.... WHAT? SOLD... there was literally no hesitation on that!
After taking down 1/2 my beverage and killing the Guac our food arrived. Coming with rice and freshly made tortillas this cheese, onion, bell pepper, steak and shrimp melty mound of goodness, smelt and tasted delicious!!! My only minor complaint was that I felt the Rib-eye was a little light (not very much) while the shrimp were HUGE and were that type of cooked where they almost pop when you first bite into them... drool
I asked for hot sauce and they brought over a bottle of their in house made sauce which had some kick to it BUT I wanted FIRE. So our server disappeared again and emerged with a couple bowls of their habanero pepper sauce (made in house, and crushed not blended, so there was plenty of chunks). My friend had warned me about this stuff, saying he had dumped the bowl onto his meal last time and it made him hallucinate! BRING IT ON!
I dipped my DIY soft tacos in it and even sprinkled a little on each bite. it had some kick FOR SURE. But it was a flavourful heat not one with only fire and no taste.
I could go on and on about this place but it's nearing lunch time and I'm salivating again recapping this for all of you, so I'll stop before I make a fool of myself.
Service, Food, Ambiance, Value and the GUAC earn this place near full marks in my books. Pay them a visit - I triple dog dare you! ;)
Eatcrest OUT!
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